Museu da Terra de Miranda, Northern Portugal, Portugal
4.0 (83 reviews) Monday: Spent < 1 hour Ranking #5 in Braganca District Speciality Museums
Visiting the historical center of Miranda.
O Museu da Terra de Miranda é um museu etnográfico situado na cidade de Miranda do Douro. O Museu está situado no centro histórico, e encontra-se instalado na antiga “Domus Municipalis” da cidade, edifício setecentista datado do séc. XVII. O edifício museológico, que se estende ao longo da rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque, deixa transparecer, através da sua estrutura, memórias que nos transportam para a prática e história do seu funcionamento, onde se desempenharam, igualmente, funções de Cadeia Municipal até ao ano de 1790. O edifício recebe, desde o ano de 1982, as coleções etnográficas e arqueológicas cuja narrativa expositiva pretende representar a vida social, cultural, religiosa e económica das comunidades da Terra de Miranda.
Address
Praca D. Joao III, 2, Miranda do Douro 5210-190 Portugal
Mobile
Website
http://www.museuterrademiranda.gov.pt/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 15:30
User Ratings
4.0 based on (83 reviews)
Reviews
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5Liz W 5:00 PM Sep 6, 2016
Very nice museum
This museum gives you a perfect glimpse of what used to be the life in Trás-os-Montes not that long ago... This place is very well organized and the perfect example that it is not necessary top technology to achieve an well conceived place!
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5JElliot32 5:00 PM Jul 9, 2016
Speak any Mirandese?
This is a very interesting local museum that has explanatory panels in two languages: Portuguese and the local tongue, Mirandese. I had not previously realised that this remote, isolated corner of Portugal has its own language, which apparently is quite ancient and not just a dialect of Portuguese. It also has some robust cultural practices that are distinct from those of the Portuguese. The museum attendant (who became our personal guide) spoke both Portuguese and Mirandese, though unfortunately no English. Still, she was able to show us through the various museums rooms that showcased the region's agricultural and cultural heritage including stick dancing and a weird religious mask cult. I wish I could have understood more about. The heavy-duty traditional clothing - weighing some 13 kg - was particularly impressive. As our guide joked, the area has 9 months winter and 3 months summer. The museum is definitely worth a look.
